Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-01-20
THE. NEWS.

a monument to Logan is proposed il
the Illinois Legislature.
Joe B Bigham, we'll known attorney
is missing from Pittsburgh.
Five hunters near Washington C. 81
killed 147 rabbits in one day.
Mrs. Henry W. Winn died near Bloom
ington, ILL.,, after fasting Al days.
The farmers of Grant county, Ind.
have organized against horse thieves.
A National Bar Association is propos
ed by the District OF Columbia Associa
ton.
Rev. Orson Long, one of the Oldest
Methodist ministers in Kentucky, is
dead.
Rev John Patterson, of Cambridge,
Wis, cut his throat in the street at Mill
waukee.
Mrs. Wolfe, New Berlin, O., gave
birth to four children. all dying within
An hour.
At Chicago, coal was marked up fifty
cents a ton, Friday, making the price
81 25@7 so.
The Hamilton county court house has
been formally accepted by tue county
commissioners.
Local railroads are quoting rates Sub
ject TO the passage of the Interstate
commerce bill"
1t is thought the President will nomr
t1a 4E
recorder of deeds.
The explosion of the powder mill near
Xenia, ratified the windows in houses
forty miles distant.
Thos. j Cluverius was hanged, Friday
at Richmond for the murder of his
cousin, Lillian Madison.
The value of the bullion stolen while
being transported from San Augustine
Mine, Arizona. is $25.000.
The conference report on Interstate
commerce bill was agreed to in the SEN
ate by a vote of 43 to Is.
Two Thousand men struck at Loril-
lard's tobacco factory because of pro,
posed reduction of wages.
A National Home is to be built near
Morrow, O., for INDECENT soldiers who
served in the German army.
Hon NJ A Daugherty, prominent laws
yer and politician of Columbus O., died
Saturday, aged seventy-one.
Harvey MeCollom, aged ten, Wayues-
burg. D., ran into barbed wire fence
while coasting and was killed.
James NJ. Raymer and F. Z. Seagrave.
bankers of Toledo, were arrested under
an Indictment for embeZzlement.
A dead Chinaman at Columbus was
refused the rights of Chinese burial be
cause be had married white wife.
Assays of silver and gold deposit
In Botetourt county, Virginia, range
from sixteen to sixty dollars per ton.
Major J. P. McIlrath, formerly Chief
of Police at St. Paul. later a Government
detective, committed suicide at Cleve.
land.
The case of Chesley Chambers. the
alleged express robber of the Monon
route, is likely to be reopened in the
courts.
An examination of the brain of John
NJ Wilson, hanged at NOrrIstown, Pa,
for murder, indicates that he Was prob
ably insane.
Senator Harrison was nominated by
the Republican caucus at Indianapolis.
1t is believed the labor representatives
will vote for him.
Toledo Council passed an ordinance
allowing saloons to keep open on Sun
days after o'clock if they sell only
beer and native wines.
A Cincinnati stock company. With
Cap. ] D Hegler at the head will build
fifteen steamers at Cincinnati and oper-
ate them on Parana river, S. A.
Rumored that bill will be introduc-
ed in Minnesota Legislature to remove
the capital away from st. Paul, aud that
the Minneapolis members will favor it.
The Kentucky penitentiary. at Frank
fort, was badly damaged by fire. which
broke out in the hemp house, in which |
The furniture, broom and shoe factories |
are conducted.
Lawrence Krug, Chicago, suspected
Of having poisoned his step daughter to
obtain life Insurance, has buried three !
wives within two years, all of whom |
died mysteriously.
Senator Hawley presented in the Sen
ate, the petition of three prominent Cit
lzens of Washington county, Texas, set |
Ting forth that they have been driveu |
out of Texas by political persecution,
and that it is all mans life is worth to
vote the Republican ticket in that sec
tion.
Out of sixty members of the Ohio
house of representatives interviewed as
to their preference for president in 1885
forty-six are for Sherman, eight for
Blaine, two for Foraker, and three de |